So my last post I spoke of an insomniac issue I had for, oh, maybe 1 week. So I think yesterday began my nocturnal stage of pregnancy, that we can only hope will only last a very short period of time.
I come home on:
a) a rainy day (so you already know how sleepy one can get)and
b) a half day of school, where the second half of my school day was used to finish clerical duties...which is beyond boring and mind numbing.
So I arrive home thinking, a nice little nap will do my mind good. I can wake up refreshed and ready to do SOMETHING. This was at 5:30pm.
I sleep until 7:30 where my hunger pangs actually wake me up. I guess my 11:30 lunch wasn't quite holding me over. I eat some chicken and watermelon and talk to my roomie for a little while. Then, around 8:15 I think, why don't I go back in my room and throw a movie on my computer since I have some time to kill before Patrick comes home. Don't you know I fell asleep until about 4:30 this morning, where I wake up bright eyed and bushy tailed thinking, what the heck am I doing awake! I ate some cereal and I guess it was just enough to get me to fall back asleep until 6:45.
So, you would think I was a refreshed little angel today, but all I have been thinking about is going straight back to that super comfy pillow top mattress I love so dearly and getting an afternoon nap in!! Hey man, I AM sleeping for 2 now!!
Other than that, I am doing great. Went to the doctors again and heard our little beans heartbeat which is good. Planned a trip to Fort Myers to visit my fav family the Youngs. Which brought me to an extremely important question,
How does a pregnant woman flip to tan both sides equally when sun bathing? I mean, I don't wanna come back from Florida with a toasty front and a mayonaissey back side?? So, I am currently planning on looking for seashells or floating in the ocean in a meshy thing that will allow me to lay on my belly.
Last comment/question:
Let's take a vote....
Do you think the Murphy's are having a boy or a girl??
ok...I'm out...read and respond...
Wednesday, June 13, 2007
Monday, June 4, 2007
more no no's, sleep problems, and first craving :)
ok, So Patrick and I went to see the movie Knocked Up! Moments were painful to watch (Seth Rogen didn't always have the right words to say..haha) but it was extrememly hilarious, and reminded me of some new things you better never say to me. I know that may come off as harsh, but I feel like being up front and honest and keeping it real is better than walking away from a conversation with you pissed off at a comment! ha,....love me. Anyways...
somewhat along the same lines as #1, number 2 deals with weight and 'giganticness' of a pregnant woman's growing body. It goes something like this.
2. Attacker: "Wow, you look like you are ready to pop.", Innocent pregnant beauty: "I'm due in 2 months" Attacker: "Are you sure?"
No genius. I miscalculated the growth of the human I have inside of me. You must be right seeing as thought you are just looking at the outside of my body and determining my due date. Would you like my doctor's phone number to give them the updated information?
Another favorite part of the movie actually brought me to the next comment not to make. I don't think anyone in particular would actually dare to say this, but we will put it on the list as a precautionary.
3. "Wow, that milk came in fast didn't it" (said during first months of pregnancy).
For those who may not know, milk won't be in for quite a while, and my breasts are not for you to stare at and decide whether or not they are becoming full. If you want more information on that feel free to contact patrick@originsnyc.com . He can give you the FULL updates. :) (i think I'm so funny)
As far as everything else goes, I have been having some sleep issues lately. Yesterday I was EXHAUSTED, which is totally common and expected for a woman in her first trimester (which I will be ending soon!!) So, at a pathetic 8:30 pm I lay down to watch a movie and fall asleep. I figure, this will be fine and tomorrow I will wake up refreshed for school.
INSTEAD, I wake up at midnight and can't fall back asleep until 4am. I can't tell you how hard it was to wake up at 6:30 this morning!! I guess my body/mind is attempting to prepare me for a newborn. My dear friend Tara's beautiful little girl in quite the nocturnal miracle and enjoys 4 am cuddle fests with someone. I am sure I screwed myself over by napping tonight from 6-9pm. I am never going to sleep normal again. Welcome to motherhood I guess....minus the crying and pooping and stuff.
During my insomniac fest last night, I was watching season four of the Simpsons, which happens to be the best season they have released on DVD in my opinion. Its about 3AM at this point and I am laying there pissed off that I am still awake. Then it happened. I couldn't get this string cheese that was in the bottom drawer of my fridge out of my mind. I thought, don't do it Teresa, you don't need those extra calories at 3AM. But then the thoughts consumed my mind. 'That stringy yumminess would just slide right down the throat right about now...do it Teresa, do it." I think at that point, my 3 month old fetus actually grew a tiny little persuading voice. I jumped out of bed and ate that string cheese like it was my business. Then, baby persuading fetus told me, "Wouldn't that green apple be the best chaser to that string cheese?". I said NO to persuading baby fetus, but the persistence of the voice caused to cave. I couldn't help it. I am already a sucker for my kid, giving in to his/her every desire.
I guess I should be glad I am craving such healthy snacks. Baby Fetus could have told me to go for a jar of crisco and oreos or something dangerous like that. Thank you sweet baby fetus for sparing be abnormal weight gain in your first weeks of life.
Ok, time to put on the next disc of Simpsons and coax myself to sleep. Love you all...
Teresa
somewhat along the same lines as #1, number 2 deals with weight and 'giganticness' of a pregnant woman's growing body. It goes something like this.
2. Attacker: "Wow, you look like you are ready to pop.", Innocent pregnant beauty: "I'm due in 2 months" Attacker: "Are you sure?"
No genius. I miscalculated the growth of the human I have inside of me. You must be right seeing as thought you are just looking at the outside of my body and determining my due date. Would you like my doctor's phone number to give them the updated information?
Another favorite part of the movie actually brought me to the next comment not to make. I don't think anyone in particular would actually dare to say this, but we will put it on the list as a precautionary.
3. "Wow, that milk came in fast didn't it" (said during first months of pregnancy).
For those who may not know, milk won't be in for quite a while, and my breasts are not for you to stare at and decide whether or not they are becoming full. If you want more information on that feel free to contact patrick@originsnyc.com . He can give you the FULL updates. :) (i think I'm so funny)
As far as everything else goes, I have been having some sleep issues lately. Yesterday I was EXHAUSTED, which is totally common and expected for a woman in her first trimester (which I will be ending soon!!) So, at a pathetic 8:30 pm I lay down to watch a movie and fall asleep. I figure, this will be fine and tomorrow I will wake up refreshed for school.
INSTEAD, I wake up at midnight and can't fall back asleep until 4am. I can't tell you how hard it was to wake up at 6:30 this morning!! I guess my body/mind is attempting to prepare me for a newborn. My dear friend Tara's beautiful little girl in quite the nocturnal miracle and enjoys 4 am cuddle fests with someone. I am sure I screwed myself over by napping tonight from 6-9pm. I am never going to sleep normal again. Welcome to motherhood I guess....minus the crying and pooping and stuff.
During my insomniac fest last night, I was watching season four of the Simpsons, which happens to be the best season they have released on DVD in my opinion. Its about 3AM at this point and I am laying there pissed off that I am still awake. Then it happened. I couldn't get this string cheese that was in the bottom drawer of my fridge out of my mind. I thought, don't do it Teresa, you don't need those extra calories at 3AM. But then the thoughts consumed my mind. 'That stringy yumminess would just slide right down the throat right about now...do it Teresa, do it." I think at that point, my 3 month old fetus actually grew a tiny little persuading voice. I jumped out of bed and ate that string cheese like it was my business. Then, baby persuading fetus told me, "Wouldn't that green apple be the best chaser to that string cheese?". I said NO to persuading baby fetus, but the persistence of the voice caused to cave. I couldn't help it. I am already a sucker for my kid, giving in to his/her every desire.
I guess I should be glad I am craving such healthy snacks. Baby Fetus could have told me to go for a jar of crisco and oreos or something dangerous like that. Thank you sweet baby fetus for sparing be abnormal weight gain in your first weeks of life.
Ok, time to put on the next disc of Simpsons and coax myself to sleep. Love you all...
Teresa
Friday, June 1, 2007
Rules on How to Talk to a pregnant Woman.
yes, that's right, some people are dumb. People don't always have this preconceived common sense that I, as a considerate human being, would expect people to have. Luckily, none of these have been directed to me, but in efforts to avoid massive beating in my months of emotional tyraids to come, I feel it necessary to give warning and disperse any notions that some things are ok to say to a pregnant woman. They simply are not and the following is a journal about some rules I am laying down. I am going to be firm so don;t try to get away with breaking the rule.
So, as a pregnant woman doing her part to be the best mommy in the world, I have made every effort to become the most informed ever. I have 3 different motherhood books, including the infamous "What to Expect When Your Expecting" and others...Thanks to my sis Tera for sending me a fantastic book all the way from Ohio too!
Anyways, in parts of this effort, I have also joined an online discussion group for woman who are due in December. Yes, I am that person. We talk about symptoms, funny stories, doctors visits, fears, etc. I have found it oh so helpful to know others, even if in the cyber world, who also are in this same stage of life as me.
So, as I am reading these posts, someone has the marvelous idea to say "lets start posting pics of our bellies so we can keep track of each others growth!!" I thought, there is no way I am posting my gut up there yet, but heck, lets see the other bellies!! So, this brave first woman posts her 8 week belly. If you are not very knowledgeable of pregnancy, technically most woman don't show that early, but this woman was. You can tell from the picture she has an extremely small frame so, to me, it made sense. Plus, the smile and joy on the glowing woman who is excited to bring a new life into the world was priceless. If my gut was not just cookies and bloating, I would have taken a pic that moment. Then I read the first comment which leads me to add the 1st saying no one is ever going to say to me if I have anything to say about it.
1) wow! You are huge! Are you sure there is just one baby in there?
I promise you, if these words cross your lips you will not hold my child for the first 6 months of his/her life. In fact, as a pregnant woman, I think the only person who can comment about how huge you are is yourself, half the time we will probably be saying it to get the comment "no your not!" in return. Which means....YOU all out there are hereby vetoed from making any comments on how HUGE i get.
You may, instead, use the following terms to describe my pregnancy:
glowing, radiant/radiance, brilliant, lambent, lucient, luminous, cheerful, joyful, SMALL(ha!), admirable, alluring, statuesque, razzle-dazzle, exquisite, gorgeous...
If you are at a loss for the right word, you too can go to thesaraus.com and find just the word you are looking for.
and...just a reminder, I do have a sonogram and have only 1 baby in there, so the whole 'twins' joke is hereby null and void as a funny thing to joke about.
So, I have tons more to say but my after school nap is calling my name...so, be on the lookout for more postings in the very near future about do's and don'ts that could save your relationship with me in the future...
Your favorite pregnant chick...
Teresa
So, as a pregnant woman doing her part to be the best mommy in the world, I have made every effort to become the most informed ever. I have 3 different motherhood books, including the infamous "What to Expect When Your Expecting" and others...Thanks to my sis Tera for sending me a fantastic book all the way from Ohio too!
Anyways, in parts of this effort, I have also joined an online discussion group for woman who are due in December. Yes, I am that person. We talk about symptoms, funny stories, doctors visits, fears, etc. I have found it oh so helpful to know others, even if in the cyber world, who also are in this same stage of life as me.
So, as I am reading these posts, someone has the marvelous idea to say "lets start posting pics of our bellies so we can keep track of each others growth!!" I thought, there is no way I am posting my gut up there yet, but heck, lets see the other bellies!! So, this brave first woman posts her 8 week belly. If you are not very knowledgeable of pregnancy, technically most woman don't show that early, but this woman was. You can tell from the picture she has an extremely small frame so, to me, it made sense. Plus, the smile and joy on the glowing woman who is excited to bring a new life into the world was priceless. If my gut was not just cookies and bloating, I would have taken a pic that moment. Then I read the first comment which leads me to add the 1st saying no one is ever going to say to me if I have anything to say about it.
1) wow! You are huge! Are you sure there is just one baby in there?
I promise you, if these words cross your lips you will not hold my child for the first 6 months of his/her life. In fact, as a pregnant woman, I think the only person who can comment about how huge you are is yourself, half the time we will probably be saying it to get the comment "no your not!" in return. Which means....YOU all out there are hereby vetoed from making any comments on how HUGE i get.
You may, instead, use the following terms to describe my pregnancy:
glowing, radiant/radiance, brilliant, lambent, lucient, luminous, cheerful, joyful, SMALL(ha!), admirable, alluring, statuesque, razzle-dazzle, exquisite, gorgeous...
If you are at a loss for the right word, you too can go to thesaraus.com and find just the word you are looking for.
and...just a reminder, I do have a sonogram and have only 1 baby in there, so the whole 'twins' joke is hereby null and void as a funny thing to joke about.
So, I have tons more to say but my after school nap is calling my name...so, be on the lookout for more postings in the very near future about do's and don'ts that could save your relationship with me in the future...
Your favorite pregnant chick...
Teresa
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